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Qal'at al-Bahrain

Bahrain Capital Jidd Ḩafş

Qal'at al-Bahrain
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A Portuguese fort built on an artificial mound that hides 4,000 years of history, including the capital of the ancient Dilmun civilisation, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The museum explains the site.


It's lovely at sunset. Bahrain's Pearling Path in Muharraq is another UNESCO site.

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